What board thickness works best for a mid-weight euro?
We are finalizing a mid-weight euro with a folding main board and several smaller player boards. Looking for guidance on greyboard thickness, wrap type, and whether we should request crush tests before locking tooling.
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9Also confirm hinge scoring early. Bad scores crack linen wraps even when thickness is correct.
We locked 2mm linen after sampling both soft-touch and linen. Soft-touch looked premium but scuffed faster in playtests.
If players will stack heavy bags of cubes on the board, ask for a crush test on your exact footprint. 2.5mm helps on larger boards but jumps cost.
For most mid-weight euros, 2mm greyboard with linen wrap is the sweet spot—stiff enough for repeated folding without feeling bulky.
Anyone tried 2.5mm for bigger boards? Curious about cost jump.
Did crush tests on our exact board size after reading this—worth every day of delay.
We went with 2mm linen wrap for a mid-weight euro and it feels solid without being bulky.
We went with 2mm linen and it feels solid.